Nevada's 3rd congressional district

Nevada's 3rd congressional district
Nevada's 3rd congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative		Joe Heck (R–Henderson)
Population (2010)	703,278
Median income	$61,286
Ethnicity	68.0% White, 7.6% Black, 11.8% Asian, 15.4% Hispanic, .4% Native American, 6.9% other
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The 3rd Congressional District of Nevada is a congressional district occupying the area south of Las Vegas, including Henderson, and most of unincorporated Clark County. The district was initially created after the 2000 census.

It was intended to be a "fair fight" district, and as originally drawn had a relatively equal balance of registered Republicans and registered Democrats. It is currently represented by Republican Joe Heck.

Competitiveness

Election results from presidential races:

Year	Office	Results
2000	President	Al Gore 49 - George W. Bush 48%
2004	President	George W. Bush 50 - John Kerry 49%
2008	President	Barack Obama 55 - John McCain 43%
2012	President	Barack Obama 50 - Mitt Romney 49%

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Congress	District Home	Electoral history
District created January 3, 2003
Jon Porter	Republican	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2009	108th	Boulder City	First elected in 2002 Lost re-election
			109th
			110th
Dina Titus	Democratic	January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011	111th	Las Vegas	Elected in 2008 Lost re-election
Joe Heck	Republican	January 3, 2011 – Present	112th	Henderson	First elected in 2010
	113th
	114th

Election results

United States House of Representatives elections, 2002[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jon Porter	100,378	56.08
	Democratic	Dario Herrera	66,659	37.24
	Independent	Pete O'Neil	6,842	3.82
	Libertarian	Neil Scott	3,421	1.91
	Independent American	Richard Wayne O'Dell	1,694	0.95
Total votes			178,994	100.0
	Republican win (new seat)

United States House of Representatives elections, 2004[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jon Porter (incumbent)	162,240	54.46
	Democratic	Tom Gallagher	120,365	40.40
	Libertarian	Joseph P. Silvestri	9,260	3.11
	Independent American	Richard Wayne O'Dell	6,053	2.03
Total votes			297,918	100.0
	Republican hold

United States House of Representatives elections, 2006[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jon Porter (incumbent)	102,232	48.46
	Democratic	Tessa M. Hafen	98,261	46.57
	Independent American	Joshua Hansen	5,329	2.53
	Libertarian	Joseph P. Silvestri	5,157	2.44
Total votes			210,979	100.0
	Republican hold

United States House of Representatives elections, 2008[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dina Titus	165,912	47.43
	Republican	Jon Porter (incumbent)	147,940	42.29
	Independent	Jeffrey C. Reeves	14,922	4.27
	Libertarian	Joseph P. Silvestri	10,164	2.91
	Independent American	Floyd Fitzgibbons	6,937	1.98
	Green	Bob Giaquinta	3,937	1.13
Total votes			349,812	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

United States House of Representatives elections, 2010[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Heck	128,916	48.13
	Democratic	Dina Titus (incumbent)	127,168	47.47
	Independent	Barry Michaels	6,473	2.42
	Libertarian	Joseph P. Silvestri	4,026	1.50
	Independent American	Scott David Narter	1,291	0.48
Total votes			267,874	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

United States House of Representatives elections, 2012 [6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Heck (Incumbent)	137,244	50.36
	Democratic	John Oceguera	116,823	42.87
	Independent American	Jim Murphy	12,856	4.72
	Independent American	Tom Jones	5,600	2.05
Total votes			272,523	100.0
	Republican hold

United States House of Representatives elections, 2014 [7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Heck (Incumbent)	88,528	60.75
	Democratic	Erin Bilbray	52,644	36.13
	Independent	David Goossen	1,637	1.12
	Libertarian	Randy Kimmick	1,566	1.08
	Independent	Steven St John	1,344	0.92
Total votes			145,719	100
	Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

See also

• Nevada's congressional districts
• List of United States congressional districts

References

• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

1. 2002 Election Results
2. 2004 Election Results
3. 2006 Election Results
4. 2008 Election Results
5. 2010 Election Results
6. "Nevada General Election 2012 - U.S. Congress".
7. "Nevada General Election 2014 - U.S. Congress".

Coordinates: 35°39′48″N 115°09′15″W / 35.66333°N 115.15417°W